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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $52.1M invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3438 (+4)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $54.3M → $52.1M (-$2.17M)

1.47% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.91%54.43% (-1.5%)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
38
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+11.76%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
11
Reduced
14
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.5M +$523K +10,367 +5%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.39M +$2.22M +44,079 +35%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$6.05M +$2.28M +45,140 +58%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$5.28M +$123K +2,445 +2%
AG
5
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2.49M -$683K -13,556 -21%
RFWA
6
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
$2.48M +$51.9K +1,030 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
7
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.48M -$1.02M -20,180 -29%
FAAS
8
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.19M -$150K -2,968 -6%
VF
9
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.33M -$647K -12,835 -32%
AIM
10
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$1.23M +$9.73K +193 +0.8%
DADC
11
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.2M +$114K +2,263 +10%
NWM
12
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.07M +$73.3K +1,454 +7%
FAIM
13
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$912K -$199K -3,955 -18%
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$898K -$99.4K -1,972 -10%
Cetera Investment Advisers
15
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$804K +$316K +6,266 +62%
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$594K -$592K -11,748 -49%
MML Investors Services
17
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$384K -$1.8M -35,708 -82%
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$343K -$234K -4,635 -40%
Janney Montgomery Scott
19
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$322K +$330K +6,550 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$312K +$8.42K +167 +3%
KA
21
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$299K -$10.5K -208 -3%
PAG
22
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$292K +$299K +5,937 New
CA
23
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$277K -$7.91K -157 -3%
MSAM
24
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$231K +$237K +4,697 New
GWM
25
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$227K -$1.86K -37 -0.8%

HISF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

38 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $52.1M — down 4% from $54.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new HISF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $2.28M. The largest seller was MML Investors Services, cutting an estimated $1.8M.

  • 38 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) as of Q1 2018, up from 34 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $52.1M of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.28M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF seller in Q1 2018 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $1.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.